For months, I have been reading in every issue of your newspaper what Elder George has to say and every time I finish his section wondering; why does the Muslim Observer give this man a steady corner in every issue?

That left me with my second major impression of the evening: Arab Americans need to engage in some smart politics. Instead of dwelling on what was an obvious miscommunication on the part of John McCain or on the predominance of the Jewish lobby in this country, draw up a manifesto for successful politics in America.

GAZA — President Jimmy Carterâ€™s sensible plan to visit the Hamas leadership this week brings honesty and pragmatism to the Middle East while underscoring the fact that American policy has reached its dead end.

In 1961, a young African-American man, after hearing President John F. Kennedyâ€™s challenge to, â€œAsk not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country,â€ gave up his student deferment, left college in Virginia and voluntarily joined the Marines.

“As a 78 year old American of African descent, I feel compelled to respond to all this â€œmuch ado about nothingâ€ when it comes to the statement that Michelle Obama made about the fact that this is the first time in her adult life that she has been proud to be an American.”

As a 78 year old American of African descent, I feel compelled to respond to all this â€œmuch ado about nothingâ€ when it comes to the statement that Michelle Obama made about the fact that this is the first time in her adult life that she has been proud to be an American. The country …